Have you any hangups about your body?

No hangups per se but as a teen I was kinda fat, had acne wasn't happy at all. 2 years ago I was almost 14 stone (I'm 5'9"). I decided to sort myself out, joined a gym and got a good diet and exercise plan and also took up running.

Today I'm 11.3 stone with 11% body fat which is all around my mid section. Very annoying because I'm quite muscular and defined everywhere else.

But for those who want to lose weight, get fit etc its very doable with the right attitude and you don't have to starve either.

Don't know if this is against forum rules but check out Tom Venuto's book Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle. Not a fad diet but a healthy plan. Saved my life

I've had a little bit of a belly for some time now but I've been working on it with eating a bit less, and running and my usual cycling over the last few weeks, and it's gone down noticeably.

Eating less was a little tricky for the first couple of days, but your body adapts very quickly and you don't get hungry so quickly. And I still get my "day off" once a week to keep my metabolism working hard and not adapting to the new regime by burning calories more slowly.

I'm also really glad that I started running in the morning, it's such a great exercise, not just for cardio work, but also your leg muscles. It's tougher than you might expect at first, but that's exactly what I want, and I've found I've got used to it very quickly.
And of course it's free and can be done anywhere. It's also surprisingly enjoyable: the endorphin hit can be great.

It was tough to get serious and work at losing the weight, and for a long time I didn't like my gut and wanted rid of it, but only acted to get rid of it in a half-hearted manner. I'd sometimes eat a bit less but then have a snack later.
But once I started seriously and got over the first day or two it wasn't so difficult, and I've seen noticeable improvement quicker than I would've expected.

I know there's lots of other guys out there with a bit of a hang-up about their stomach, but once you make the changes (which aren't that hard and don't require too much sacrifice) and stick to them, you'll start to see an improvement.

I think it might be too erotic.

Could have filled ten pages with my dodgy bits only a few months ago. I never had any confidence about my body or my appearance in any way. In fact, when people paid me a compliment, I assumed they were telling me lies so as not to hurt my feelings.

Now I'm pregnant. I'm in awe of my own body and what it's managing to do in spite of its many faults. I can't believe what it's capable of! Once the baby arrives though, I'm sure I'll notice all the problems again :eek:

Im starting to realise now why so many of ye have massive post counts, i wouldn't go outside either;)